England has entered the quarter-finals of the ongoing Football World Cup in Qatar. The team has reached the top 8 of the World Cup for the second time in a row. England will face defending champions France.
An England team captained by Harry Kane beat Senegal 3-0 on the night of Sunday-Monday at the Al Bait Stadium. Senegal has scored three goals in a World Cup match after 20 years. Earlier this happened in 2002 against Uruguay in 2002. He was left tied at 3-3.
High voltage match expected in England-France
A high-voltage match is expected between defending champions France and England as the English team is yet to lose a single match. In the group stage, they defeated Iran and Wales. At the same time, the team led by Harry Kane played a draw against America.
At the same time, France has faced one defeat in the league round, but with the help of 2 wins, the team has entered the knockout round.
England made their position for the quarterfinals 10th time in the world cup
They have made it to the quarterfinals of the tournament for the 10th time overall. Earlier, England had reached the quarter-finals in 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2018, and 2022 seasons. However, he got a chance to lift the trophy only in 1966. On the remaining occasions, the team lost in the knockout rounds.
England, the 1966 champions, dominated the match right from the start. He made 4 attempts on goal. They got successful in 3 of these. Whereas, Senegal got only one chance. But, they could not score.
Jordan scored the first goal for England in the 38th minute on Jude’s assist. After this, in the 48th minute of the match, Harry Kane scored a goal from Foden’s pass to give the team a 2–0 lead. At the same time, in the 57th minute, Saka made the English team’s lead 3–0 by scoring on Foden’s brilliant pass.
So far 4 teams have reached the quarter-finals
So far 4 teams have confirmed their place in the quarter-finals. The Netherlands defeated the United States 3–1 on the first day of the knockdown. In the second match, Argentina beat Australia 2-1 to make it to the top 8.
At the same time, on Sunday, first France defeated Poland 3-1 to enter the quarter-finals and in the second match, England defeated Senegal. The remaining four teams will be decided by the remaining pre-quarterfinal matches.